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Will Mike let him play? He is obviously upset with Eddy, but give him a shot. Maybe Curry will play. D'Antoni played with a larger center in phx with Shaq so why wont he try Curry? Because he sucks. Everyone knows it. Maybe they are trying to trade him? No, GS does not want Eddy.

Strategy:

Stop Redd. What ever you do do not let him get hot. When Redd gets going he doesn't stop. Put in better defensive players and pressure Redd. Maybe have Lee guard Richardson one on one so then Q guards VIll and Zach guards Bogut. Then you have Duhon, let him double team Redd and leave Ridnour semi-open. Make sure Lee gets boards and play Chandler for more than a minute. He had 11 points in 24 minutes, if he had played 30 minutes he might have had 20......

JPZ thanks for making the game thread, i was out all night and had no time. this should be a win but after losing to philly, the knicks might let this one be a loss. Milwaukee isnt a strong team, but they have some good players, we just need to play batter than we did against philly and this should be a win.

The Bucks (1-2) are looking to bounce back from a 91-87 loss in their home opener on Saturday against Toronto. [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] scored 19 as the Bucks rallied from a 10-point deficit entering the fourth quarter to take the lead, only to fall down the stretch.
Milwaukee played without point guard Luke Ridnour, who will also miss this game due to back problems. Ramon Sessions, who was inactive in the Bucks' first two games, started in Ridnour's place on Saturday and had 12 points and nine assists.
While first-round pick Joe Alexander has yet to see action, second-round pick Luc Richard Mbah a Moute has played in all three games for Milwaukee. Mbah a Moute had nine points on Saturday and also defended [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] star Chris Bosh. "We put him on Bosh and he was able to do some things," Bucks coach Scott Skiles said. "He earned himself further looks, that's for sure."

In my 5 game prediction I gave this game to the Knicks (thinking Marbury would be apart of the Knicks rotation). Now it is hard to say, if Richard Jefferson leadership express defense-defense to all his Bucks teammates than the Bucks have this game easy.

I will say the samething in the next game vs coach Larry Brown Charlote Bobcats who defensive performance has been getting tighter throughout each game they been playing since Preseason. Knicks offense vs Bobcat defense
The Knicks had a 60% chance of winning with Marbury in the lineup vs his ole friend Larry Brown<!-- google_ad_section_end -->

I'm going to the game tonight, if Marbury doesn't get played any game soon i am going to stop watching the knicks. I just don't get the reason behind playing rose and marty collins two players that suck ****. and not playing marbury the best player on this team!

Marbury is getting played by his ole-Phoenix coach Dantoni in New York.

That a$$hole, Mike D'Antoni is going to get his. He thinks Chris Duhon is going to lead the Knicks to the playoffs? He thinks Quentin Richardson is going to lead the league in 3's? lmao! I'm just waiting for the Knicks to go 10-25, by New Year's day. It's bound to happen, with this s#!tty lineup.

Of course Marbury should play, he's clearly the best point guard on this team: he's hit so many clutch shots, can take it right into the teeth of the defense and finish, while Duhon, if you've watched him carefully, can't penetrate the defense, often, and shoots 38 percent for his career.

Like others have stated on this blog, there are a lot of corrupt, unethical politics taking place in this organization. Isiah, just last year, tried to ban Marbury from practice, prevent him from attending games, let alone play in them. You have D'Antoni hiring relatives and his friend's kid. Quentin Richardson, clearly one of the worst knicks, in recent times, gets big minutes. It's a joke.

I think the Marbury argument is simply just way more complicated than people on this board purport it to be. There's a high road and a low road here.

Statistically Marbury has had the best career of any Knick. Does that mean he's the best player on the team currently? No it doesn't, but it certainly helps his case. Here's the way I view it. Stephon Marbury, one way or another will NOT be wearing a New York Knicks uniform next year, I think Marbury lovers and haters on this board will agree. That said, what's the purpose of having Marbury play this season if he this season is going to be one of rebuilding and restructuring. Marbury does not fit in D'Antoni's plans for the team, which include building chemistry and better ball movement.

Would Marbury playing help the team win more games? It's hard to argue against that, I think the last game in Philly was a perfect example of where you would play Marbury. On the flip side, would it matter? Is this team a champion with Marbury? I don't think anybody here would say yes. So at this point in time, why play Marbury? So they can finish either just out or just in the playoffs, get a worse draft pick than they would get without him, rely on a guy to win games who will be wearing a different uniform next season and be MORE screwed in terms of talent and experience for 2009-2010?

At the beginning of the season I was not pro-Marbury or anti-Marbury, I still am not. I'm pro-Knicks, that's it. If sitting Marbury helps this team in the long run, I'm for sitting him. If playing Marbury helps this team in the long run, I'm for playing him.

It shouldn't come down to those for Marbury getting minutes and against Marbury getting minutes. I don't think anybody should start just because of the name they have or the money they make or even what they did in the past. I think a player should play based on how it fits in the present and the future.